Curling iron heater



June 9, 1931. E. A. CHURCHILL CURLING IRON HEATER Filed larch 2, 1929 Patented June 9, 1931 UNITED STATES ELIAS A. CHURCHILL, OF BRANDON, MANITOBA, CANADA GURLING men HEATER Application filed March 2, 1929. ,Serial No. 343,922.

The invention relates to improvements in curling iron heaters and an object of the invention is to provide a device whereby one or more curling irons can be heated effectively with steam or hot water instead of by gas, electricity or other directly applied heat as is now commonly the practice, such method of heating rendering the curling iron more effective when setting permanently waved hair or naturally curly or wavy hair into artistic and systematic waves becoming to the individual. I

A further object is to construct a heater embodying a liquid container having a removable cover provided with holes for the reception of the curling irons, the cover also admitting and supporting the heating ele ment and to arrange the parts so that they can be readily kept sanitary and such that the heating element can be removed from the cover as and when desired.

With the abovemore important and other minor objects in view which will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view centrally through the water container, certain parts being shown in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the electrical heating element and looking towards the bracket.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the cover.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The device embodies a container 1 of suitable capacity which is provided at one side with a handle 2 and has the top thereof closed by a removable cover 3, the cover having T a marginal'flange 4 adapted to pass snugly within the open top of the container. The cover is supplied with a number of similar entrance openings 5 of a size such that they will receive the curling jaws of the customary curling irons utilized for setting the hair shank 8 which carries the well known electrical heating element contained in the cylindrical casing 9 and at the upper end the shank is fitted with a socket 10 containing the contacts 11 and 12 which latter are electrically connected with the heating element by wires 11 and 12 passing through the p shank. The contacts are adapted to receive the customary contact plug which is entered in the socket, the contact plug communicating with a source of current.

To the under side of the socket, I fasten an angular bracket 13 which has one end overhanging the cover and supporting an inclined handle 14 of insulating material. The slot 6 is of such a size that the shank can be conveniently entered through the side of the cover when the latter is removed from the container. The curling irons 15 present the customary curling jaws 16 and 17 mm nipulated by the handles 18 and 19.

When the device is to be used, the cover is removed and the shank of the immersion heater is entered in the slot and water is placed in the heater to the desired depth, the lower end of the heater being immersed in the water upon the cover being applied. When the cover is in place, it serves as a support for the immersion heater and it will be readily seen that the immersion heater can be used for other purposes if desired as it is only necessary to release the cover and withdraw the shank of the heater from the slot in order to free it.

After the water has been heated by the immersion heater, one can insert the curling iron in any one of the holes 5 in thecover and as a number of holes are provided a number of irons canbe heated at a time. The holes are designed so that they frictionally support the inserted curling iron in a manner shown in the drawing.

I have found that permanently waved hair or naturally curly or wavy hair can be effectively set into artistic and systematic waves by utilizing the curling irons heated by steam or hot water heat and that such is very beneficial to such kind of hair whereas irons heated directly by the heat of an electric or gas heater are not so effective when used with permanently waved or naturally curly or wavy hair.

What I claim as my invention is:

In a curling iron heater a liquid containing vessel, a removable cover normally closing the open upper end of the vessel and provided with suitably located openings permitting of the insertion within the vessel of the jaws of curling irons and with a side slot and an electrically operated immersion heater having the upper end resting on and supported by the cover, the shank thereof passing freely through the slot and laterally removable therefrom and the lower end thereof immersed in the liquid.

Signed at Brandon, Manitoba this 20th day of December 1928.

ELIAS A. CHURCHILL. 

